[comp.os.os2.misc] Logitech mouse on COM1; getting it to work in DOS box

goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu (03/01/91)

I am trying to bring up os/2 1.3 on a system that has a serial Logitech mouse.
If I define the serial port to which the mouse is attached as com1, and
use the PC mouse (PCMOU$01) driver, I get a useable mouse under OS/2.  However,
when I go to the DOS box and fire up Windows (3.0), the mouse is unusable.
Also, there's an error message during boot; as OS/2 reads the line in
Config.sys "Device= c:/path/com01.sys" (the one that loads the serial port
driver for DOS), it says that it can't open com1, because it's either
not available or in use by another device.  (This line is after the lines
in Config.sys that load the mouse driver).  

Can anybody suggest a fix to this problem?

		Thanks,

			Adrian

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seg@ingres.com (scott e garfinkle) (03/05/91)

In article <333.27ce20b3@mbcl.rutgers.edu> goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu writes:
>I am trying to bring up os/2 1.3 on a system that has a serial Logitech mouse.
>If I define the serial port to which the mouse is attached as com1, and
>use the PC mouse (PCMOU$01) driver, I get a useable mouse under OS/2.  However,
>when I go to the DOS box and fire up Windows (3.0), the mouse is unusable.
>Also, there's an error message during boot; as OS/2 reads the line in
>Config.sys "Device= c:/path/com01.sys" (the one that loads the serial port
>driver for DOS), it says that it can't open com1, because it's either
>not available or in use by another device.  (This line is after the lines
>in Config.sys that load the mouse driver).  

1) You need to add "device=c:\os2\ega.sys" to enable the mouse in the DOS box

2) COM1 is being used by your mouse driver, so the com01 driver is telling you
that it is unavailable for use by that device driver.

Hope this helps.

	-scott e. garfinkle
standard disclaimer

goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu (03/05/91)

In article <333.27ce20b3@mbcl.rutgers.edu>, goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu writes:
> I am trying to bring up os/2 1.3 on a system that has a serial Logitech mouse.
> If I define the serial port to which the mouse is attached as com1, and
> use the PC mouse (PCMOU$01) driver, I get a useable mouse under OS/2.  However,
> when I go to the DOS box and fire up Windows (3.0), the mouse is unusable.
> Also, there's an error message during boot; as OS/2 reads the line in
> Config.sys "Device= c:/path/com01.sys" (the one that loads the serial port
> driver for DOS), it says that it can't open com1, because it's either
> not available or in use by another device.  (This line is after the lines
> in Config.sys that load the mouse driver).  
> 
> Can anybody suggest a fix to this problem?
> 
> 		Thanks,
> 
> 			Adrian

Well, here's my solution to my own problem.  To use a Logitech mouse under
OS/2 1.3, use the PCMOU01 driver.  (Choose the PC mouse systems
mouse when you're presented with a choice when installing OS/2.)  To use
the mouse in Microsoft Windows 3.0 in the DOS box, choose the Microsoft /IBM
mouse choice in Windows Setup.

			Adrian
> 
> -- 
> Adrian Goldman                         |  Internet:  Goldman@MBCL.Rutgers.Edu
> Molecular Biology Computing Laboratory |  Bitnet:    Goldman@BioVAX
> Waksman Insitute,                      |  Phone:     (908) 932-4864
> Rutgers University,                    |  Fax:       (908) 932-5735
> Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA               |
-- 
Adrian Goldman                         |  Internet:  Goldman@MBCL.Rutgers.Edu
Molecular Biology Computing Laboratory |  Bitnet:    Goldman@BioVAX
Waksman Insitute,                      |  Phone:     (908) 932-4864
Rutgers University,                    |  Fax:       (908) 932-5735
Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA               |